Josef Hoffmann - Brooch

Date	1926
Period	20th century
Origin	Vienna
Medium	silver, mother of pearl, crack in the shell
Dimensions	2.4 cm (1 inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

JOSEF HOFFMANN
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE

BROOCH

designed by: Josef Hoffmann, before 1926
executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, before 1926

Our brooch is unique. Hoffmann was inspired to this very special design by the particular form of a shell.

Date: 1926
Period: 20th century
Origin: Vienna
Medium: silver, mother of pearl, crack in the shell
Signature: Marked: JH, WW, Austrian hallmark head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900

Dimensions: 2.4 cm (1 inches)
Literature: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12146-23
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver, Works of Art